Albert Guérisse
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Major General Count Albert-Marie Edmond Guérisse GC, KBE, DSO (5 April 1911 – 26 March 1989) was a Belgian Resistance member who organized French and Belgian escape routes for downed Allied pilots during World War II under the alias of Patrick Albert "Pat" O'Leary, purportedly the name of a peace-time Canadian friend. His escape line was dubbed the Pat O'Leary Line.
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Albert Guérisse aka Pat O'Leary | |
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Nickname(s) | Lt. Cdr. Pat O'Leary, RNVR |
Born | 5 April 1911 Brussels, Belgium |
Died | 26 March 1989(1989-03-26) (aged 77) Waterloo, Belgium |
Allegiance | Belgium United Kingdom |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | "Pat Line" Belgian medical detachment, Korea Belgian medical component |
Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
Awards | George Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (honorary) Distinguished Service Order |
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